Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 866 27955 Osprey 0 1 119 Bald Eagle 0 15 121 Northern Harrier 1 34 694 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 134 9100 Cooper's Hawk 0 36 310 Northern Goshawk 0 5 17 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 253 648 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 70722 Red-tailed Hawk 2 1737 3820 Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 13 Golden Eagle 0 73 138 American Kestrel 0 6 2459 Merlin 0 3 82 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 163 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 6 3174 116362 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Mary Carnahan Observers: Bob Johnstone, Carol Parafenko, Keith Sealy Visitors: Thanks to Bob Johnstone, Mary Carnahan, Carol Parafenko and Keith Sealy for today's count. Weather: Conditions were cooler than the last few days, with overcast skies and hardly any wind at all. Raptor Observations: Not a great flight today with only 6 birds. The single Northern Harrier and lone Sharpie were seen at Sharpie Alley, while the Red-tails (2), Red-shoulder (1) and TV (1) were all seen to the north. Non-raptor Observations: Thanks to Carol and Bob for their contributions to today's non-raptor list, which is great, given the weather with gloomy conditions and rain threatening throughout the watch. Observers noted the usual species (Robin, Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Chickadee, Cedar Waxwing, both Kinglets, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ring-billed Gull, Northern Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated and Song Sparrows, Downy, Red-bellied and Pileated Woodpeckers, Canada Geese and Mallards) and Hermit Thrush. There were a few unusual species as well. Near the gate that is south of Sharpie Alley, Bob found a bunch of sparrows including a Lincoln's Sparrow, our only reported sighting this fall, while at the south end of Hawk Cliff Rd., Carol got a picture of an Oregon Junco, the only reported sighting of that species at Hawk Cliff this fall. In the second hour, a Green Heron was seen at the ridge. The big surprise for the day was a single hummingbird that sped across the field headed westward. The feeling was that it was a Ruby-throated though this was difficult to confirm as the bird never stopped. This is very late for a hummingbird and for RT Hummingbird the latest previous date noted in the "The Birds of Elgin County" is October 20th. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown ([email protected]) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
